23W 4D バルト３国

フィンランド旅行 20/08/04 - 29/08/04 Day 8

昼過ぎの船でヘルシンキに帰る予定だったので、チェックアウト後、また旧市街をうろうろした。天気がよかったので気持がいい。暑いぐらいだ。休憩に入ったカフェでおいしいパンケーキを食べた。

この６月からEUに加盟したとはいえ、首都のタリンでさえまだまだ発展途上だ。確かに、インターネットや携帯電話普及率は他のEU諸国に比べて飛びぬけているらしいが、カフェに座っていると、お年寄りのベッガーが小銭をもらいに来る。なんだか可哀相で悲しくなった。

フィンランドへフェリーで戻ると、ヘルシンキからインターシティーで２時間、フィンランドで最も歴史のある街、トゥルクへ向かった。ヘルシンキのインターネットカフェ（１５分制限で無料で使える所がコーヒーバーにあった）で探しておいたホテル、Ramadaに２泊。サウナに入り、川沿いに停泊した船のレストランCathy'sなんとかで夕食。なかなか雰囲気のいいレストラン。

Summer holiday in Finland 20/08/04 -
29/08/04 Day 8

As we had ferry tickets back to Finland in the afternoon, we walked around in the old town after check-out. The weather was really good, a bit too hot. We had nice dessert pancake at a cafe in the central square of the old town.

Estonia joined EU in June this year but the country still seems to be 'on its way'. Internet access or the number of mobile phones are said to be much in advance compared to the other EU countries, as the government really emphasises on the technology. However, we saw a couple of beggars, who were in their retired age, when we were sitting in a cafe. I felt a bit sad......

After arriving back to Helsinki, we headed for historical town, Turku, which is on the West coast of Finland. It took about 2 hours on the intercity from Helsinki. We found a hotel, Ramada, on the internet while we were still in Helsinki; we found a coffee bar which provides 15 minutes free internet access. After arriving at the hotel, we went to sauna, then had a romantic dinner at a boat restaurant alongside the river.